- Neighborhood with a page
- Neighborhood without a page
- Lakes
- Other land on Heron Bay's residential plats
- Land off Heron Bay's residential plats
Heron Bay title company: buying, selling or renting a home in Parkland or Coral Springs
Heron Bay, in Parkland and Coral Springs, has a master homeowners' association. On every resale the buyer pays it a Capital Payment of $1,500 to $3,000, by price, and a home may be leased once in any 12 months. Many homes also sit in a Neighborhood whose association issues a second estoppel, its statement of what the seller owes.
Key to the map
- 1Bay Cove
- 2The Colony
- 3Cypress Pointe
- 4The Enclave
- 5The Fairways
- 6The Falls
- 7Heron Cove
- 8Heron Preserve
- 9L'Hermitage
- 10Long Cove
- 11Mizner Village
- 12The Pointe
- 13Saltgrass
- 14Tuscany
- 15Villa Sorrento
- 16Waterford Estates
- 17The Vistas, no page of its own
- 18Heron Isles, no page of its own
- 19Casa Del Sol, no page of its own
- 20The Estates, no page of its own
- 21Edgewood, no page of its own
- 22The Greens, no page of its own
- 23The Reserves, no page of its own
- 24The Highlands, no page of its own
- 25Olde Brooke, no page of its own
- 26Heron Estates, no page of its own
- 27Creekside, no page of its own
- 28Meadowbrook, no page of its own
- 29The Glen, no page of its own
- 30Greenbriar, no page of its own
- 31Sable Pointe, no page of its own
- 32Banyan Isles, no page of its own
- 33Sawgrass Bay, no page of its own
- 34Somerset, no page of its own
- 35Osprey Lake, no page of its own
- 36Hawthorne, no page of its own
- 37Estuary, no page of its own
Neighborhoods 17 to 37, drawn lighter and numbered in italics, have no page of their own.
Heron Bay in figures
- Capital Payment a Heron Bay buyer pays the master on a resale, by price
- $1,500 to $3,000
- estimated Heron Bay clubhouse renovation cost per home, in the master's fees
- $23 a month
- a Heron Bay home may be leased, tenants registered first
- Once in 12 months
- tenant security deposit the Heron Bay master may require
- Up to $1,000
- Heron Bay master's fines for a first, second and later offense, $1,000 cap
- $25, $50, $100
- Heron Bay Neighborhoods with a page that also have their own association
- 15 of 16
- homes
- 3,161
- sub-associations
- 16
- recorded documents itemized
- 166
The association at a glance
Heron Bay Community Association (the master) and the Neighborhood associations under it
- Estoppels
- The master association's on every home, plus the Neighborhood association's where there is one (which Neighborhoods)
- Paid to the master at closing
- A resale Capital Payment, paid by the buyer: $1,500 up to $750,000; $2,000 to $1,000,000; $2,500 to $1,250,000; $3,000 above (Instr 120227969)
- Approval of a sale
- None in the master documents, and no right of first refusal
- Leasing
- Once in any 12-month period, tenants registered before they move in (Instr 114476411)
- Assessment lien
- The buyer owes the seller's unpaid assessments whether or not a lien is recorded. The declaration's lien starts when a claim of lien is recorded. Chapter 720 dates it from the declaration's recording, except against a first mortgage of record (§ 720.3085(1))
- City
- Parkland or Coral Springs, by plat: the Property Appraiser's millage code tells which
- Declaration
- Official Records Book 24242, Page 652 (OR 24242/652), recorded 11 December 1995
- Manager
- KW Property Management & Consulting, 954-575-2200. Estoppels are ordered through HomeWiseDocs. The 2024 notice gives KW's Miami office, (305) 476-9188. Source: the association's website, and its 2024 recorded notice (Instr 119854426, p. 2), checked October 18, 2026.
How Heron Bay compares: HOA fees at closing, association by association
Find a Neighborhood
The plan at the top of the page numbers every Neighborhood in Heron Bay. A street address, a lot and plat from the legal description, or a condominium unit finds the one a home is in.
Neighborhoods by plat
- 1Bay CoveBlocks E, F and G of Heron Bay East; Parkland
- 2The ColonyBlocks A to C of Heron Bay Seven & Eight; Parkland
- 3Cypress PointeCypress Pointe I to IV, on Parcel A of Heron Bay North Plat 1; Parkland
- 4The EnclaveParcel D of Heron Bay Four; Coral Springs
- 5The FairwaysParcel C of Heron Bay Four; Coral Springs
- 6The FallsBlocks A and B of Heron Bay Two; Coral Springs
- 7Heron CoveBlocks D to G of Heron Bay Central; Parkland
- 8Heron PreserveSites 1A to 21D, on Parcel A of Heron Bay Commercial; Coral Springs
- 9L'HermitageParcel A of Heron Bay Three; Coral Springs
- 10Long CoveBlocks C to F of Heron Bay Two; Coral Springs
- 11Mizner VillageParcels E and K of Heron Bay Four; Coral Springs
- 12The PointeParcel B of Heron Bay Four; Coral Springs
- 13SaltgrassThe Saltgrass plat, on former golf course land; Parkland
- 14TuscanyParcel A of Heron Bay South; Coral Springs
- 15Villa SorrentoParcels F and J of Heron Bay Four; Coral Springs
- 16Waterford EstatesBlocks D and E of Heron Bay Seven & Eight; Parkland
- 17The VistasBlocks C and D of Heron Bay Northwest; Parkland; no page of its own
- 18Heron IslesBlocks A and B of Heron Bay Northwest; Parkland; no page of its own
- 19Casa Del SolHeron Bay Six; Parkland; no page of its own
- 20The EstatesBlocks A and B of Heron Bay Five; Parkland; no page of its own
- 21EdgewoodBlocks A to C of Heron Bay Central; Parkland; no page of its own
- 22The GreensBlocks H to N of Heron Bay Central; Parkland; no page of its own
- 23The ReservesBlocks A and B of Heron Bay East; Parkland; no page of its own
- 24The HighlandsBlocks C and D of Heron Bay East; Parkland; no page of its own
- 25Olde BrookeBlocks H and J of Heron Bay East; Parkland; no page of its own
- 26Heron EstatesBlocks K and L of Heron Bay East; Parkland; no page of its own
- 27CreeksideBlocks A to C of Heron Bay Northeast; Parkland; no page of its own
- 28MeadowbrookBlock D of Heron Bay Northeast; Parkland; no page of its own
- 29The GlenBlock E of Heron Bay Northeast; Parkland; no page of its own
- 30GreenbriarBlocks F to H of Heron Bay Northeast, and the Greenbriar Plat; Parkland; no page of its own
- 31Sable PointeBlocks A to C of Heron Bay North Plat 2; Parkland; no page of its own
- 32Banyan IslesBlocks D to F of Heron Bay North Plat 2; Parkland; no page of its own
- 33Sawgrass BayBlocks A and B of Heron Bay North Plat 3; Parkland; no page of its own
- 34SomersetBlocks C to E of Heron Bay North Plat 3; Parkland; no page of its own
- 35Osprey LakeBlocks F to J of Heron Bay North Plat 3; Parkland; no page of its own
- 36HawthorneBlock A of Heron Bay North Plat 4; Parkland; no page of its own
- 37EstuaryBlock B of Heron Bay North Plat 4; Parkland; no page of its own
Heron Bay has two layers of association. The master is Heron Bay Community Association, Inc., and 15 of the 16 Neighborhoods with a page of their own also have an association with its own declaration and rules. Long Cove is run by the master but has a recorded declaration with rules of its own. The rest of Heron Bay has no page of its own because, in the records we hold, it has neither: there the master's rules are the only ones and a sale needs one estoppel. Heron Preserve has associations of its own but, of record, is not under this master at all: its declaration answers to Heron Bay Owners' Association, Inc., a separate association for the Heron Bay Commercial plat. A sale needs an estoppel certificate, the association's statement of what the seller owes, from the master and, where there is one, from the Neighborhood association. The buyer also pays the master a Capital Payment. In citations, OR 24242/652 is Official Records Book 24242, Page 652, and Instr is the County's instrument number.
For closers and attorneys, the title points are the seller's unpaid assessments and when the master's lien attaches, bank-owned resales, recorded violations, preservation of the declaration lot by lot, utility easements, the 2025 Capital Payment certificate, the clubhouse loan's assignment of the master's lien rights, school impact liens, and whether Casa Del Sol and Heron Isles are under the master at all (the title points).
What are the HOA fees in Heron Bay?
A Heron Bay home pays up to three sets of assessments: the master association's on every home, the Neighborhood association's where the home's Neighborhood has one, and the North Springs Improvement District's (NSID) drainage and water-management assessments, which come on the property tax bill. The master bills quarterly: its Elevate Heron Bay FAQ (undated, not recorded), viewed 21 October 2026, estimates that paying for the clubhouse renovation raises "the quarterly maintenance fees" by "$23/month or $69 per quarter per home" (the clubhouses).
We have not found the current amount in a document the master publishes, so we take it from its estoppel on each file. An HOA estoppel must state the regular periodic assessment and how often it is paid (Fla. Stat. § 720.30851(1)(h)), and the disclosure summary a buyer must get before signing has a line for the current amount (§ 720.401(1)(a)). The Neighborhood association's estoppel gives its own; Cypress Pointe's, as a condominium's, does the same under § 718.116(8)(a).
At closing the buyer also pays the master's Capital Payment, $1,500 to $3,000 by price, and any Neighborhood fee in the table below.
| Heron Bay charge | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The master's regular assessment, billed quarterly | Not published; we take it from the master's estoppel on each file | The master's estoppel |
| The clubhouse renovation | An estimated $23 a month, $69 a quarter, per home, through the master's quarterly fees | Elevate Heron Bay FAQ, not recorded |
| The Neighborhood association's assessment | Where the Neighborhood has an association, set by its budget and stated on its estoppel | The Neighborhood's estoppel |
| North Springs Improvement District | Drainage and water-management assessments, on the property tax bill | The tax bill |
| The master's Capital Payment, paid by the buyer at closing | $1,500 up to $750,000; $2,000 up to $1,000,000; $2,500 up to $1,250,000; $3,000 above (since 20 May 2025) | Instr 120227969 |
| Tenant security deposit, if the association asks | Up to $1,000 | Declaration § 3.39, Instr 114476411, p. 3 |
Which estoppels does a Heron Bay closing need?
Every Heron Bay sale needs the master association's estoppel, except perhaps at Heron Preserve, which the master's declaration does not reach of record; there we ask the master whether it claims anything. Every Neighborhood in the table below except Long Cove has its own association, which issues a second estoppel, and Heron Preserve's association issues its own. Each is due within 10 business days of a written or electronic request (Fla. Stat. § 720.30851), and Cypress Pointe's condominium estoppel has the same deadline (§ 718.116(8)). Our HOA approvals page covers fee caps and late answers. The master's manager, KW, takes requests through HomeWiseDocs and has an on-site office at 954-575-2200.
| Neighborhood | Manager | Leasing beyond the master's rule | Paid to it at closing | Newest we hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Cove | Integrity Property | One-year minimum | None on a resale | Feb 2015 |
| Cypress Pointe I–IV (condominiums, with one association for all four) | Residential Management Concepts | 180-day minimum, one lease a calendar year, none while delinquent | None, though an entity buyer may be charged an application fee of up to $150 per applicant | May 2017 |
| The Colony | TMG Management | None | None | May 2008 |
| The Enclave | Community First Management | Six-month minimum | $500 transfer fee from the buyer | Jun 2005 |
| The Fairways (townhouses) | Real Manage or Castle Group (both listed) | Approval; six-month minimum; once in any 12 months; no subleases | None on a resale | Oct 2022 |
| The Falls | Superior Property Management | None | New Owner Capital Contribution since 22 December 2025: the Board's yearly figure, or $2,500 if it sets none | Dec 2025 |
| Heron Cove | Superior Property Management | One-year minimum; its December 2021 Board rules add approval and bar a lease for 24 months after a transfer | None on a resale | Jul 2024 |
| Heron Preserve (townhomes, under Heron Bay Owners' Association rather than this master, of record) | c/o PRISM, on the State's record | Approval; six-month minimum; one lease in any six months | $1,000 Resale Capital Contribution from the buyer, and a transfer fee of up to $100 | Feb 2022 |
| L'Hermitage | Real Manage | Approval; one-year minimum | Only the estoppel fee, which its declaration caps at $50 | Sep 2025 |
| Long Cove (no association of its own; run by the master, so one estoppel) | The master's | None | None | Jul 1998 |
| Mizner Village | M & M Property Mgmt | Whole home only; no minimum | None on a resale | Jan 2003 |
| The Pointe | Exclusive PM | Six-month minimum | $500 transfer fee from the buyer | May 2022 |
| Saltgrass | None listed while Toll, the developer, controls it | One-year minimum, no more than twice a calendar year | $1,500 from the buyer, the Initial Contribution on a first sale from Toll and the Resale Contribution on each later sale (its declaration, §§ 17.11–17.12) | Apr 2026 |
| Tuscany | Campbell Property Management | Six-month minimum | Possibly $100; the 2020 amendment left it unclear, so its estoppel will say | Jan 2020 |
| Villa Sorrento | Exclusive PM | Approval; one-year minimum | Only the estoppel fee, which its declaration caps at $50 | Jul 2008 |
| Waterford Estates | Real Manage | Six-month minimum | None on a resale | Jun 2004 |
The master's Capital Payment, leasing rule and tenant registration apply to every row but Heron Preserve's. Four Neighborhoods hold the sale for their own estoppel. On the Property Appraiser's record, some associations' common land has a mailing address in care of another company, as their pages note.
Which Neighborhood is a Heron Bay home in?
The Find a Neighborhood lookup names a Heron Bay home's Neighborhood from a street address, a lot and plat, or a condominium unit. A legal description names the plat (the recorded subdivision map) and then one of four things.
- A block, for Bay Cove, Heron Cove, The Colony, The Falls, Long Cove and Waterford Estates, or a lot on Saltgrass's own plat (Plat Book 184, Page 40).
- A parcel letter, with the lot or Site named after "AKA" (also known as). L'Hermitage is Parcel A of Heron Bay Three. On Heron Bay Four, The Pointe is B, The Fairways C, The Enclave D, Mizner Village E and Villa Sorrento F.
- A Site number, at Tuscany (Parcel A of Heron Bay South, on the Property Appraiser's record) and Heron Preserve.
- A unit and building at The Fairways. At Cypress Pointe, a unit and the name of its condominium, I to IV, which follows from the building number.
What does the buyer pay the association at closing?
A Heron Bay buyer pays the master association a Capital Payment of $1,500 to $3,000, set by the sales price, plus any Neighborhood charge in the estoppel table. Due on every resale, the Capital Payment "shall be considered an Assessment", so the association's lien secures an unpaid one (Declaration § 8.6(b), added by Instr 114476411, p. 4). It has changed three times, and the amendment in effect on the closing date sets it:
| Sales price | Since 20 May 2025 (Instr 120227969) | 24 Jun 2022 – 19 May 2025 (Instr 118232027) |
|---|---|---|
| $750,000 or less | $1,500 | $1,000 |
| Over $750,000, up to $1,000,000 | $2,000 | $1,500 |
| Over $1,000,000, up to $1,250,000 | $2,500 | $2,000 |
| Over $1,250,000 | $3,000 | $2,000 |
From 30 June 2017 to 23 June 2022 it was a flat $1,000 (Instr 114476411, p. 4). The original declaration charged it only once for each lot (§ 8.6, p. 55), until that 2017 amendment struck the limit. In Saltgrass, the 2026 agreement with the master makes it due when a lot is conveyed to a later owner (§ 5.2, Instr 120792137). On a sale from Toll, which still owns the lots, we ask the master whether it charges one.
The Falls', The Enclave's and The Pointe's charges came by amendment, and their pages raise questions about how each was adopted. Saltgrass's is in its 2026 declaration. Four builders' declarations, at The Enclave, The Fairways, The Pointe and Waterford Estates, also charge two months' assessments as working capital on a home's first conveyance or occupancy. If a resale estoppel shows that first-sale charge, ask what the association relies on.
Each estoppel gives that association's regular assessment, and the two are prorated separately.
Does the association have to approve a sale?
No. Heron Bay's master documents give the association no right to approve a sale or a lease, and no right of first refusal. Four Neighborhoods tie the sale to their estoppel. L'Hermitage and Villa Sorrento declare a sale made without their estoppel certificate void. Mizner Village and Saltgrass bar a conveyance until their estoppel is received. Heron Preserve's association reviews every sale: within 15 days it approves, disapproves for cause or, on the owner's demand, names another buyer or buys the home itself.
L'Hermitage, The Fairways and Villa Sorrento approve leases, as do Heron Cove's December 2021 rules.
An owner that is not an individual, such as a corporation, partnership, trust or LLC, must designate one person or family to use the home and vote. It may change the designation no more than once every six months (Declaration § 5.4, p. 40). Cypress Pointe approves an entity buyer's occupants, and Heron Cove's 2021 rules let only an entity's officers, managers, general partners or trustees live in the home for the first 24 months.
Can a Heron Bay home be leased?
Yes, a Heron Bay home may be leased once in any 12-month period, on the terms the owners adopted in 2017 (Declaration § 3.39 "Leasing", Instr 114476411, p. 3):
- an owner may lease "one (1) time during any twelve (12) month period";
- tenants and other occupants register with the association before moving in;
- the association may require a tenant security deposit of up to $1,000, treated as an assessment if unpaid;
- every lease is subordinate to the association's lien, and the association may evict a tenant who violates the documents, at the owner's cost.
The master's 2017 rule predates 1 July 2021, so it binds every owner. A rental amendment enacted after that date generally binds only owners who take title after it, or who consent to it. Limits on leases shorter than six months, or on leasing more than three times a calendar year, bind everyone (Fla. Stat. § 720.306(1)(h)).
Heron Cove's December 2021 rules are the only leasing change we found from after 1 July 2021, and its page sets out whether they bind a buyer. Under Chapter 720, Florida's homeowners' association law, the "governing documents" are the recorded declaration and its amendments, and the articles and by-laws, so Board rules are not among them (§ 720.301(8)). How § 720.306(1)(h) applies to Board rules is for underwriting. For an investor buyer, we also search the records from 20 October 2026 forward.
Cypress Pointe is a condominium, where the condominium statute sets the rule. An amendment banning rentals, changing the rental term or limiting how often owners may rent binds only owners who consent to it and those who take title after it (§ 718.110(13)).
Is Heron Bay in Parkland or Coral Springs?
Heron Bay is in both Parkland and Coral Springs, by plat. The Property Appraiser's record puts all the homes on each plat in one city:
| City | Neighborhood pages | Plats |
|---|---|---|
| Coral Springs | Long Cove, The Falls, L'Hermitage, Mizner Village, The Pointe, The Enclave, The Fairways, Villa Sorrento, Tuscany and Heron Preserve | Heron Bay Two, Three, Four, South and Commercial |
| Parkland | Bay Cove, Heron Cove, Cypress Pointe, The Colony, Waterford Estates and Saltgrass | Heron Bay Five, Six, Seven & Eight, Northwest, Central, East, Northeast and North Plats 1–4; Greenbriar; Saltgrass |
The ZIP does not tell, since the Property Appraiser gives ZIP 33076 to nearly all Heron Bay homes in both cities. Its millage code, which sets the tax rate, is 3012 in Parkland and 2812 in Coral Springs. The master supplements that brought Heron Bay East, Seven & Eight and North Plat 1 under the declaration name Coral Springs for land in Parkland.
The city decides where the municipal lien and permit searches go, which building department holds the permits, and the tax rate. The Property Appraiser gives a 2025 total millage of 18.3944 in Parkland and 20.2856 in Coral Springs, both in Broward County.
Who owns the clubhouses and the lakes?
Heron Bay's master association owns both clubhouses, and the North Springs Improvement District (NSID) owns most of the lakes and canals. The Commons, 6100 Heron Bay Boulevard, Coral Springs, stands on Parcel A of Heron Bay Four, which WCI deeded to NSID in 1997 (OR 27543/341). NSID quit-claimed it to the master on 1 May 2018, with Parcels S, T and part of N, less the west 62.50 feet (Instr 115053212, p. 3). Plaza Del Lago, 11535 Osprey Trail, Parkland, is Parcel A of the Heron Bay Recreational Amenity plat (PB 171/127), which WCI Communities, Inc. quit-claimed to the master on 25 May 2007 (OR 44227/707).
The clubhouses' costs are in the master's budget, so they are part of the assessments the master's estoppel shows. NSID levies its drainage and water-management assessments on the property tax bill. The master's rules say NSID allows no recreational use of its waterways, and bar swimming and motorized boats on every body of water in the community (§ III.L).
The association's Elevate Heron Bay FAQ (undated, not recorded) says the clubhouse renovation is funded with $1,250,000 of working capital, approved at a members' meeting. It also uses a 4% Valley Bank loan, repaid from the operating budget. The FAQ says "this is not a Special Assessment", that sellers will not see the repayment accelerated, and that the cost is about $23 a month per home. The loan is also of record. In June 2022 the association made a collateral assignment to Valley National Bank of its right to collect assessments and its lien rights, securing a loan of up to $9,000,000 (Instr 118207651, p. 1). We found no release through 20 October 2026. Check the master's estoppel for any special assessment.
Is the old golf course land part of Heron Bay now?
No. The old Heron Bay golf course land is not part of Heron Bay under the declaration, which excludes the golf course and gives a home no right to use it (Declaration §§ 2.1(a), 2.5, pp. 9, 14–15). Since 1997 the course owner may also enforce the declaration's rules on walls, fences, height variances and golf course nuisance against lots next to the course (OR 27435/727). Saltgrass, built on part of the old course, is tied to the master by its own 2026 agreement.
The Property Appraiser has listed most of the former course as vacant land since the 2022 tax roll. It shows NSID with about 155 acres (deed dated 22 September 2021, Instr 117646528). The City of Parkland has about 43, including the former golf clubhouse site at 11801 Heron Bay Boulevard (NSID's deed dated 6 January 2023 and recorded 13 January 2023, Instr 118621005, p. 1). Toll has the 52 Saltgrass lots and tracts, about 21 acres (the City's deed, made effective 21 August 2025 and recorded 9 September 2025, Instr 120426296). In 2023 NSID also sold a private company a parcel that appears to be the course's 4.16-acre maintenance site (Instr 118932868).
In a 2023 agreement with the City over about 65 acres of the former course, Saltgrass's land among them, the association gave up enforcing a separate golf course covenant against that land. That covenant is Exhibit 4 to WCI's 1997 deed of the course (OR 27435/538, at page 573). The association kept the provisions under which every owner of that land pays it maintenance assessments (Instr 118621008 §§ 1, 2.c). Under the covenant's § 12 the course owner pays the master each year a sum "equal to fifteen Property Units", which may not be raised without the owner's consent, and § 13 makes an unpaid one a lien once a claim is recorded (OR 27435/538, pp. 44–45). The covenant runs 30 years, but the § 12 assessment continues as long as the master levies assessments (§ 18, pp. 45–46). The association signed the agreement on 14 December 2022 and the City on 16 December (pp. 7–8), so NSID, not the City, held title when it was signed. A 2025 amendment to it covers the City's sale of about 21 acres to Toll (Instr 120290981). Homes built there join the community only if the association records an amendment bringing them in, and none is recorded through 20 October 2026 (§ 2.d).
In September 2026 the City also agreed with LTF Real Estate Company, Inc. that it "waives all enforcement rights" over use under the course's 1997 Declaration of Restrictive and Protective Covenants (OR 27435/538), citing both City agreements (Instr 121112764, pp. 1–2 § 2). The association is not a party.
What should a seller and listing agent know?
A Heron Bay seller should keep signs off the lot, see that the buyer has the disclosure summary before signing, and expect two estoppels where the Neighborhood has its own association.
- No sign may go on the lot or in a window, "for sale" and open house signs included (the sign rule).
- A contract signed before the buyer gets the association's disclosure summary can be cancelled within 3 days after the buyer receives it, or before closing, whichever comes first (Fla. Stat. § 720.401).
- Since 1 October 2024 the seller must give the buyer a flood disclosure "at or before the time the sales contract is executed", on every Heron Bay sale, Cypress Pointe units included (Fla. Stat. § 689.302).
- We order both estoppels together. Under ¶ 9(a) of the Florida Realtors/Florida Bar "AS IS" contract, the seller pays the estoppel fees unless the contract says otherwise.
- Bay Cove, Heron Cove and Tuscany require written notice of a sale with a copy of the contract, but approve no buyer.
- Until every Saltgrass home is sold, Toll must approve any sale's marketing materials in writing.
- The buyer pays the Capital Payment at the closing date's tier.
- Every tenant must be registered with the master, and a tenant staying on after closing needs approval at The Fairways, L'Hermitage and Villa Sorrento.
What do the master's rules allow?
The Heron Bay master association's Rules and Regulations (revised 26 September 2018, not recorded) and its declaration bar signs, require approval before exterior work and cap fines at $1,000. The Board can change the rules by vote, and the current version is behind the residents' login on the association's website, so an investor buyer should ask for it.
| Rule | Source | What Florida law adds |
|---|---|---|
| No signs | Declaration § 3.13, pp. 22–23; rules § III.H | — |
| Approved masonry or aluminum fences | Rules § III.B | — |
| Boats and RVs in the garage | Rules § III.D | Since 1 July 2024, the association may not ban a personal vehicle, pickup included, from the owner's driveway, or a work vehicle that is not a commercial motor vehicle, whatever its markings (§ 720.3075(3)(d)). It may not restrict a boat or RV kept out of view of the frontage, neighbors and common areas, unless a law or ordinance bars it (§ 720.3045) |
| Pets in reasonable numbers | Rules § III.I | — |
| Approval before exterior work | Declaration § 3.2.1, OR 30695/441, and § 3.37, OR 34716/674–675; rules §§ III.A, III.K | The Board must adopt hurricane protection specifications and may not deny a conforming application (§ 720.3035(6)). Since 1 July 2026 it may not require a building permit before review (§ 720.3035(1)(c)) |
| Fines up to $1,000 | Rules § IV; the declaration allows up to $100 a day per continuing violation, capped at $1,000 in the aggregate (§ 2.8(g) as amended, Instr 111917345, p. 2) | At least 14 days' notice and a hearing (§ 720.305(2)(b)), and no lien for a fine under $1,000 (§ 720.305(2)) |
| A home business only if nothing about it can be seen, heard or smelled from outside, it meets zoning and licensing rules, and no one who lives elsewhere comes to the house for it | Declaration § 3.36, p. 30 | — |
What do the Neighborhood declarations have in common?
Most Heron Bay Neighborhood declarations follow one of four forms, so the same clauses recur under different section numbers. Two were used by WCI Communities (WCI), its Declaration of Neighborhood Covenants and a later form. L'Hermitage and Villa Sorrento share a third, named here for its Article 6 resale restrictions, and four builders' declarations share the fourth. WCI's deeds of the L'Hermitage, The Pointe and Mizner Village land (1996), The Fairways' (1997) and The Enclave's (1998) also attached its Neighborhood Covenants, so those lots have two sets.
| Neighborhood | Form | Declaration recorded | 30 years after recording | School impact lien |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Cove | Later WCI | 22 Mar 2001 | 22 Mar 2031 | — |
| Cypress Pointe | Four condominium declarations | 22 Dec 2004 (I, II); 27 Jul 2007 (III, IV) | 22 Dec 2034 (I, II); 27 Jul 2037 (III, IV) | — |
| The Colony | Neighborhood Covenants | 23 Dec 1998 | 23 Dec 2028 | — |
| The Enclave | Builders', over WCI's 1998 covenants | 15 Mar 2000; covenants 14 Jul 1998 | 15 Mar 2030; covenants 14 Jul 2028 | Heron Bay Four, Parcel D |
| The Fairways | Builders', over WCI's 1997 covenants | 28 Jan 1999; covenants 23 Oct 1997 | 28 Jan 2029; covenants 23 Oct 2027 | Heron Bay Four, Parcel C |
| The Falls | Neighborhood Covenants | 14 Dec 1995 | 14 Dec 2025; notice recorded 22 Oct 2025 | — |
| Heron Cove | Later WCI | 15 Jul 2003 | 15 Jul 2033 | — |
| L'Hermitage | Resale-restriction, over the 1996 covenants | 12 May 1997; covenants 3 Jan 1996 | 12 May 2027; covenants 3 Jan 2026 | Heron Bay Three, Parcel A |
| Long Cove | Neighborhood Covenants | 11 Jan 1996 | 11 Jan 2026 | — |
| Mizner Village | Its own, over WCI's 1996 covenants | 6 Sep 1997 (stamp); covenants 9 Jul 1996 | 6 Sep 2027; covenants 9 Jul 2026 | Heron Bay Four, Parcel E |
| The Pointe | Builders', over the 1996 covenants | 9 Dec 1997; covenants 1 Jul 1996 | 9 Dec 2027; covenants 1 Jul 2026 | Heron Bay Four, Parcel B |
| Saltgrass | Its own | 11 Feb 2026 | 11 Feb 2056 | — |
| Tuscany | Later WCI | 17 Aug 2000 | 17 Aug 2030 | Heron Bay Four, former Parcels G and H, for a Site on that land |
| Villa Sorrento | Resale-restriction | 8 Dec 1998 | 8 Dec 2028 | Heron Bay Four, Parcel F |
| Waterford Estates | Builders' | 7 Jun 1999 | 7 Jun 2029 | — |
A dash means land off the Heron Bay Three and Four plats. Where a clause below cites one Neighborhood's section, the others on that form carry it under their own numbers.
Most make a buyer answer for the seller's unpaid assessments (The Fairways § 11.1), as Chapters 720 and 718 do. The builders' and resale-restriction forms also keep the buyer out of the home until those assessments are paid, unless the buyer is a foreclosing first mortgagee (L'Hermitage § 4.8). Heron Cove's 2021 rules do the same. The Colony, The Enclave and L'Hermitage may accelerate a late owner's assessments, calling later installments due at once, so the estoppel can include them.
The builders' form and Mizner Village start their liens with a recorded claim, as the master does (Waterford Estates § 8.1.3). The later WCI form dates its lien from the declaration (Heron Cove Art. X § 2), and The Colony's and The Falls' covenants need no claim (Art. IV ¶ 1). The builders' form and Mizner Village excuse a foreclosing first-mortgage lender from earlier assessments unless a claim was recorded before its mortgage (The Pointe § 10.1.6). The Colony's covenants have no lender clause. Chapter 720's cap on what a foreclosing lender owes is in the bank-owned title point.
The Neighborhood Covenants add no leasing limits, but the owner "shall be responsible for all violations" by tenants (The Colony Art. V ¶ 5). The builders' form requires a written lease of at least six months, delivered before move-in, unless the Approving Party consents (Waterford Estates § 6.18). Saltgrass's limits are in its declaration as first recorded.
Who can amend differs by form. Only the Declarant may amend The Falls' and Long Cove's covenants, and only by minor changes (Art. V ¶ 9; Art. III ¶ 9). WCI assigned its Declarant rights at The Falls to the Falls association in 2011. The Colony's covenants and the resale-restriction form also allow amendment by 66-2/3% of the entire membership at a meeting (Art. V ¶ 9; § 11.4). The builders' form and Bay Cove's declaration need two-thirds, with lenders' consent for some changes (Waterford Estates §§ 10.1, 10.4). The Pointe and The Fairways cut the owner vote to a majority in 2022, and Tuscany in 2020.
Where a Neighborhood's rules conflict with the master's, WCI's Neighborhood Covenants let WCI decide, "and its decision shall be final" (The Colony Art. V ¶ 8). The 1996 covenants under L'Hermitage and The Pointe say the same. Cypress Pointe's declarations defer to "the Community Declaration", a term they leave undefined (§ 18), and Saltgrass applies the more restrictive rule (§ 12).
At L'Hermitage, Mizner Village and The Enclave, the association's upkeep must meet the City of Coral Springs' code (§ 3.3; Art. IX.D; § 5.3). The City may enforce it and charge the cost to owners pro rata.
Each 30-year date is only the earliest a lot could lose its covenants under Florida's Marketable Record Title Act, which can cut off old covenants after 30 years unless they are preserved. It works lot by lot (the chapter 712 title point). Amendments by The Falls, The Enclave, The Fairways, The Pointe and Tuscany may also preserve their declarations, depending on how each was indexed and what it cites.
Seven Neighborhoods sit on plats recorded with a 1995 Educational Impact Lien Agreement in Broward County's favor (Heron Bay Three, OR 24213/65; Heron Bay Four, OR 24291/831). Each agreement puts a lien on its plat's land for the school impact fees WCI agreed to pay ahead of every home's building permit. It binds those who took title from WCI, mortgages are subordinate to it, and it ends with a recorded County satisfaction or, lot by lot, a partial release (Heron Bay Four ¶ 2(d), p. 3). Heron Bay Four's agreement charges $1,194,253 in all: Parcel B $230,940, C $252,531, D $233,506, E $169,356 and F $307,920, with nothing listed for former Parcels G and H (¶¶ 1–2, pp. 1–2). The County has recorded no satisfaction of either agreement. It has instead released lots one at a time: the index links 68 partial releases to Heron Bay Four's agreement and 33 to Heron Bay Three's, mostly from 1999 to 2005 (for example Instr 105376580, Lot 38 of Heron Bay Three; Instr 109003349, Lot 97 in Parcel F). None we saw releases a whole parcel, and the County's 2011 and 2017 certificates against the Heron Bay Four plat only confirm its name. So the title search looks for a partial release naming the lot. Without one, the lien stays open and goes to underwriting.
What title points come up on a Heron Bay closing?
This section is for closers and attorneys. We send each open question in it to underwriting on the file.
- Seller's unpaid assessments. Under Chapter 720 the new owner and the previous owner are jointly and severally liable, each for the whole amount, for assessments due up to the transfer, whether or not a lien was recorded (Fla. Stat. § 720.3085(2)(b)). The estoppel is what protects the buyer, not the lien search.
- When the lien attaches. The declaration's lien covers assessments, late fees, interest, collection costs and attorney's fees. It takes effect "only from and after the time of the recordation" of a claim of lien (Declaration § 6.2 as amended, Instr 111917345, pp. 3–4). Since 1 July 2008 (Laws of Florida ch. 2008-175), Chapter 720 has dated it from the original declaration's recording, except against a first mortgage of record, where the claim governs (§ 720.3085(1)). Which date controls is an open question.
- Bank-owned resales. The declaration's Tenth Amendment frees a first mortgagee taking title by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure from earlier assessments "to the extent permitted by law" (Declaration § 6.7(b), Instr 110416293, p. 2). Chapter 720 caps such a lender's debt at the lesser of 1% of the original mortgage debt and the unpaid common expenses and regular periodic or special assessments due in the 12 months before it took title (§ 720.3085(2)(c)). The cap applies "only if the first mortgagee filed suit against the parcel owner and initially joined the association as a defendant". The lender need not have joined it if the association was dissolved or had no office or agent the lender could find. The estoppel shows what the association claims. Lenders often join Heron Bay Owners' Association, Inc., the Heron Bay Commercial association, instead: the County's index names it in 31 lis pendens and 13 final judgments, some over homes off that plat (Instr 108293750). So check that the suit named Heron Bay Community Association, Inc.
- Recorded violations. The Architectural Review Committee may record a certificate of non-compliance, under the owner's name, against a home whose improvements break the declaration (Declaration § 3.2.1(q), the declaration's Fifth Amendment, OR 30695/447). Unapproved exterior work can be ordered removed at a cost assessed to the lot (§ 3.2.1(h), (o), OR 30695/443, 446), so ask about open architectural violations when ordering the estoppel.
- Preservation, lot by lot. Under chapter 712, covenants older than a lot's root of title, its last title transaction recorded at least 30 years earlier, are extinguished unless an exception applies (§ 712.04; § 712.01). A recorded notice preserves them (§ 712.05), as does an amendment indexed under the association's legal name that cites the declaration's recording information (§ 712.05(2)(b)). So does a deed in the lot's chain citing the declaration by book and page or instrument number (§ 712.03(1)). We examine each lot's chain of title on the file.
- The master's notice. The master recorded its preservation notice on 17 October 2024 (Instr 119854426), before the declaration turned 30. It lists 41 instruments, none of them a Neighborhood declaration by name. Item xxix is a separate association's: the 2003 declaration of Heron Bay Owners' Association, Inc. for the Heron Bay Commercial plat (Instr 103603037), which the notice leaves out of its list of legal descriptions. It also omits the 2011 Tenth Amendment and anything recorded in 2013 or 2016, which can matter only from 2041, 30 years after the first of them. More pressing, it omits Supplement 99057846, recorded 2 February 1999, which brought lots on Heron Bay Seven and Eight under the declaration and turns 30 in February 2029. Item xxxviii gives Supplement No. 10, which brought in Heron Bay North Plat 4, as Instr "11323679"; its number is 113236279. The covenants of Long Cove and of Heron Bay Three and Four are now over 30 years old. The only Neighborhood notice we found is The Falls', recorded in October 2025, and its page discusses the notice's form.
- Utility easements. For 30 years the declaration let the developer and association record utility easements along a 6-foot strip on every lot line (Declaration § 10.1(b), the declaration's Second Amendment, OR 25991/835). That power ended on 11 December 2025, and easements recorded before then stand.
- Developer consent. While the developer owns any part of the Committed Property, the Tenth Amendment makes an amendment ineffective without its prior written consent if, "in Declarant's sole opinion", it impairs the marketability or salability of the developer's land. One of its examples is an amendment that "modifies the assessment structure pertaining to any Plot" (Declaration § 10.9(b)(8), Instr 110416293, p. 2). WCI held Heron Bay land of record when the 2017 and 2022 Capital Payment amendments were recorded. It deeded lots on Heron Bay North Plats 3 and 4 until October 2018, and common land to the master in April 2022 and August 2023 (Instr 118069500; Instr 119064880). Neither amendment carries its consent. We found no WCI deed of Heron Bay land after August 2023, so whether it still held any in May 2025 is open. Whether the clause reaches the Capital Payment is for underwriting.
- The 2025 Capital Payment certificate. It recites that the President and the Secretary sign it, but only the Secretary signed and was acknowledged (Instr 120227969, pp. 1–2). Whether one officer's signature is enough is for underwriting.
- The clubhouse loan. The master's 2022 collateral assignment of its assessments and lien rights to Valley National Bank is unreleased of record (Instr 118207651). We send its terms to underwriting with the master's estoppel.
- Heron Bay Central's plat citation. The master's supplement and its correction both miscite Heron Bay Central's plat, which is Plat Book 171, Page 23. The supplement cites "Plat Book 1710, at Page 23" (Instr 101969718), and its 2004 correction cites Heron Bay Northeast's plat, Plat Book 173, Page 92 (Instr 104164040). The error reaches Heron Cove's Blocks D–G, whose own declaration cites the plat correctly, and Edgewood and The Greens. Both instruments name "Heron Bay Central", so the question is whether a corrective instrument is needed.
- School impact liens. Lots in seven Neighborhoods on Heron Bay Three and Four stay subject to a school impact lien until the County records a release for the lot, as it has for many of them one at a time (the shared declarations section).
- Casa Del Sol and Heron Isles. Their 2000 instruments only designate them Neighborhoods. Unlike the 2001 supplement for Blocks C and D of Heron Bay Northwest (Instr 100765306), neither adds the lots to the land the declaration covers, and no supplement we found does, so whether the master's covenants, lien and Capital Payment bind Casa Del Sol or Heron Isles is open.
What else should a buyer know before closing?
- Some lots abut or partly contain wetland or buffer areas under recorded conservation easements, which may not be altered (Declaration § 3.39 "Conservation Easement", the declaration's Ninth Amendment, OR 40836/390–391). The declaration has a second § 3.39, the 2017 "Leasing" provision.
- The declaration can change after you buy. Since 2013, owners of 25% of its "Contributing Plots", with a Board majority, can amend it (Instr 111917345, p. 5), and the Board alone can amend the by-laws. Four owner amendments were recorded from 2016 through 20 October 2026.
- An owner more than 90 days behind on any payment can lose use privileges until it is paid in full, and so can the owner's tenants and guests (By-Laws Art. III § 2, Instr 114020102, p. 4). A suspension needs a Board vote at a properly noticed meeting, then written notice, and may not cut off access to the home or its parking (§ 720.305(3), (5)). Paying off the seller's balance at closing ends it.
- After closing, send the association the recorded deed. A new owner's membership rights "shall not become effective until the new Member presents the Association with a recorded copy of the Deed" (Articles of Incorporation Art. 5(B), Declaration Exhibit B, p. 76).
Our practice
How Bayit Title handles this
On a Heron Bay file we read the legal description against the plats to find the Neighborhood, and order both estoppels at once where it has its own association. We order the municipal lien search from the city the Property Appraiser's record shows. We check the estoppel's Capital Payment against the price tier in effect on the closing date, and any Neighborhood fee against its recorded amendment. Our search looks for claims of lien and certificates of non-compliance under the seller's name, and for anything either association has recorded since the newest document on this page. Where a buyer plans to lease, we tell them before they sign which leasing rules are of record, and flag any that underwriting or their attorney should look at.
What is this page based on?
We wrote this page from the master's declaration, recorded 11 December 1995, and the amendments, supplements, by-law certificates, agreements, notices and plats recorded after it. We searched the County's records for the master on 21 October 2026, with the index current through 20 October 2026, and found no amendment to the declaration after May 2025. On 22 October 2026, with the index current through 21 October, we also read the 2000 Neighborhood designations, the Heron Bay Five, Greenbriar and Heron Bay Commercial plats, and Heron Preserve's and Heron Bay Owners' Association's declarations. We give each deed the Property Appraiser cites by its date, and have read only the deeds we cite by page.
The master's instruments this page relies on most, in the order recorded:
| Recorded | Instrument | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1995 | OR 24242/652 | The master's declaration. |
| 1997 | OR 27435/538 | WCI's deed of the golf course, with the course's Declaration of Restrictive and Protective Covenants as Exhibit 4 (p. 573). |
| 2 Feb 1999 | Instr 99057846 | Supplement bringing lots on Heron Bay Seven and Eight under the declaration. |
| — | Instr 114476411 | The leasing amendment: once in any 12-month period, tenants registered before they move in, and a security deposit of up to $1,000 (§ 3.39). |
| 2022 | Instr 118232027 | The Capital Payment schedule in effect from 24 June 2022 to 19 May 2025. |
| 13 Jan 2023 | Instr 118621005 | NSID's deed of land on the former golf course, including the old clubhouse site, to the City of Parkland. |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Instr 119854426 | The master's notice preserving the declaration under chapter 712. |
| 2025 | Instr 120227969 | The Capital Payment schedule in effect since 20 May 2025: $1,500 to $3,000 by price. |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Instr 120426296 | The City's deed of the 52 Saltgrass lots and tracts to Toll, effective 21 August 2025. |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Instr 121112764 | The City's agreement with LTF Real Estate Company, Inc. waiving enforcement over use under the course's 1997 covenants. |
The master's own documents, cited by title and date, are not recorded. They are its Master Community Plan (2015), Rules and Regulations (revised 26 September 2018) and Elevate Heron Bay FAQ (undated). The Neighborhood managers come from its Sub Association Management Contact page, viewed 18 October 2026. Their phone numbers are on the Neighborhood pages, and Cypress Pointe's cites DBPR's condominium list (17 October 2026).
Anything recorded after 20 October 2026, for the master or any Neighborhood, is not reflected. Nothing here replaces either association's estoppel certificate.
Common questions
How much are the HOA fees in Heron Bay?
Heron Bay's master association bills its assessment quarterly but publishes no current amount, so we take it from its estoppel on each file. Its clubhouse renovation adds an estimated $69 a quarter per home. A Neighborhood with its own association bills on top, and the North Springs Improvement District's drainage assessments come on the property tax bill.
How much is the Heron Bay Capital Payment, and who pays it?
The buyer pays Heron Bay's master association a Capital Payment on every resale, set by price at $1,500 up to $750,000, $2,000 up to $1,000,000, $2,500 up to $1,250,000 and $3,000 beyond that. Any Neighborhood fee is on top.
Can I rent out my Heron Bay home?
Yes, once in any 12-month period, with each tenant registered with Heron Bay's master association before moving in and a security deposit of up to $1,000 if the association asks for one. Some Neighborhoods add a minimum term or lease approval, and Heron Cove's 2021 rules bar a lease for 24 months after a transfer.
Does Heron Bay have to approve my buyer or tenant?
No. Heron Bay's master association has no right to approve a sale or a lease and no right of first refusal, though tenants must register with it before moving in. Some Neighborhoods tie a sale to their estoppel, and Heron Preserve's association reviews every sale.
Is Heron Bay in Parkland or Coral Springs?
Both. Each Heron Bay plat lies wholly in one city, and the Property Appraiser's millage code on a home's record says which, so the municipal lien search goes to that city.
Can I put up a "For Sale" sign?
No. Heron Bay's master declaration bars signs on a lot, "for sale", "for rent" and window signs included (§ 3.13, pp. 22–23), and its rules add open house signs (§ III.H).
What fences and walls are allowed?
Heron Bay's rules (§ III.B) allow masonry or aluminum fences approved in writing, up to 6 feet beside a neighbor or 5 feet along a street and no farther forward than the house's midpoint. Wood, PVC, fiberglass and chain link are prohibited.
Can I park a boat, RV or work truck at home?
Heron Bay's rules keep boats, trailers, RVs and similar vehicles in a garage, allow a commercial vehicle 4 hours unless enclosed or while work is under way, and bar street parking from 2 to 6 a.m. Florida law protects a boat or RV out of view unless a law or ordinance bars it and, since 1 July 2024, a personal vehicle, pickup included, or a work vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle, in the driveway.
How many pets can I have?
Heron Bay's rules set no fixed number, allowing commonly accepted household pets "in reasonable numbers" as the Compliance Committee decides case by case. They bar breeding and exotic animals.
Do I need approval for a pool, shutters or other exterior work?
Yes, every exterior change in Heron Bay, from painting and roof tiles to pools, screen enclosures and permanent shutters, needs the master association's written approval first, and its rules bar above-ground pools, spas and hot tubs. Its declaration keeps accordion and roll-up shutters to the rear and sides unless approved, but the Board may not deny shutters that meet its hurricane protection specifications (§ 720.3035(6)).
What are the fines?
Heron Bay's rules set $25 for a first offense, $50 for a second, $100 for each after and $100 for speeding, up to $1,000 in the aggregate. Each fine needs 14 days' written notice and a hearing before a committee of at least three members who are not officers, directors or employees, and one under $1,000 can show on the estoppel but never become a lien.
Neighborhoods in Heron Bay
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationBay Cove70 Parkland single-family homes with their own estoppel and leases of a year or more, but no Bay Cove resale fee or approval of buyers or tenants.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationThe Colony51 large Parkland homes with their own association and estoppel, and no fee, approval or lease limit beyond the Heron Bay master's.
- Chapter 718 condominium associationCypress Pointe240 Parkland condo units in four condominiums under one association, with two estoppels, a Chapter 718 resale package and 180-day leases.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationThe Enclave81 Coral Springs zero-lot-line homes: a $500 fee from the buyer, houses the owners insure, and no lease shorter than six months.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationThe Fairways148 Coral Springs townhouses where every lease needs approval, the Board may shift building insurance to owners and a sale pays no transfer fee.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationThe Falls53 Coral Springs homes with a second estoppel and, since December 2025, a new-owner contribution of the Board's yearly figure or $2,500.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationHeron Cove148 Parkland homes whose December 2021 Board rules bar leasing for 24 months after a transfer and require lease approval. No resale fee.
- Homeowners' association, under Heron Bay Owners' Association, Inc.Heron Preserve84 Coral Springs townhomes under their own POA and Heron Bay Owners' Association: a $1,000 resale contribution, a sale the association reviews, and no recorded tie to the Heron Bay master.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationL'Hermitage60 zero-lot-line homes whose lawns the HOA keeps. A sale needs its estoppel first, and every lease needs its approval and a term of a year or more.
- Master-administered NeighborhoodLong Cove83 Coral Springs homes the Heron Bay master runs alone, so a sale needs one estoppel and pays no Neighborhood fee.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationMizner VillageNo sale of these 56 zero-lot-line Coral Springs homes may close before the HOA's estoppel. No resale fee, no tenant approval, whole-home leases.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationThe PointeShelby Homes' 68 Coral Springs houses on Parcel B. The HOA paints the exteriors, a buyer pays it $500, and WCI's 1996 covenants bind them too.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationSaltgrass52 Parkland lots on former golf course land, all still Toll's: two estoppels, $1,500 to Saltgrass and leases of a year or more.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationTuscany165 Coral Springs townhouses and zero-lot-line homes: two estoppels, a six-month lease minimum and a possible $100 fee the estoppel should state.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationVilla Sorrento115 Coral Springs villas that owners keep up and insure. Each deed waits for the HOA's estoppel, and a lease needs its approval and a full year.
- Chapter 720 homeowners' associationWaterford Estates41 detached Parkland homes on a private street and lake, with a second estoppel, a six-month lease minimum and no transfer fee in its declaration.
Parts of Heron Bay without a Neighborhood page, and why
A Neighborhood gets a page of its own when it adds something to the master's: an association of its own, which issues a second estoppel, or a recorded declaration with rules of its own, as at Long Cove. The Neighborhoods below have neither in the records we hold. The master's declaration and rules are the only ones, so this page covers them in full, and a sale needs one estoppel, the master's. Where an entry says that is not settled, the master's estoppel is still ordered, and we put the open question to the master and to underwriting on the file. A search of the County's records and the State's corporation records under each of these names found no association of its own. The names come from the master's Master Community Plan (2015, not recorded), which shows no blocks; we matched them to the plats.
- The Vistas. One estoppel, the master's, and only the master's rules. 89 lots, Heron Bay Northwest (PB 167/17) Blocks C–D, designated a Neighborhood in 2000 (Instr 100102149) and brought under the master declaration in January 2001 (Instr 100765306). No association of its own is on the master's list, and the Property Appraiser records the master as owner of the plat's private roads and open space. The 2000 designation sets no rules, charges or committee of its own.
- Heron Isles. Not settled: the records we hold do not bring these lots under the master declaration. 42 lots, Heron Bay Northwest Blocks A–B, designated the "Grand Bay" Neighborhood in 2000 (Instr 100102151). That instrument only names the lots a Neighborhood; it does not add them to the land the declaration covers. The 2001 supplement that did so for the rest of the plat lists only Blocks C and D (Instr 100765306), and we found no other from 1999 on. The 1999 plat (PB 167/17) grants owners of the master's Committed Property an easement over Heron Bay Boulevard, its Parcel A, citing the master declaration, but neither it nor anything else we found puts Blocks A–B under the declaration. No association of its own is on the master's list. Order the master's estoppel; we ask the master whether it assesses the lot, and under what instrument, and send the question to underwriting.
- Casa Del Sol. Not settled: the records we hold do not bring these lots under the master declaration. 29 lots on Heron Bay Six (PB 167/16), designated a Neighborhood in 2000 (Instr 100102150, corrected by Instr 100180040). That instrument only names the lots a Neighborhood; it does not add them to the land the declaration covers, and we found no supplement that does from 1999 on. The 1999 plat names no association and does not cite the master declaration. No association of its own is on the master's list, and the Property Appraiser records the master as owner of the plat's private road. Order the master's estoppel; we ask the master whether it assesses the lot, and under what instrument, and send the question to underwriting.
- The Estates. Very likely one estoppel, the master's, and only the master's rules, but confirm on the estoppel. 75 lots, Heron Bay Five (PB 164/37) Blocks A–B, platted on 1 April 1998. Supplement No. 4 (Instr 97569318), signed on 17 October 1997, added to the declaration the same 29.488 acres WCI sold that day to the builder, TBI/Heron Bay (Instr 97569320). The plat takes in that land and more, 35.318 acres, its boundary running 80 feet farther west and 65 feet out along the drainage area's edge, where the supplement's follows the edge itself. The lots were the builder's land, so they very likely lie inside the supplement; only a survey comparison makes that certain. The plat also grants owners of the master's Committed Property an easement over its Parcel A, citing the master declaration. An Estates at Heron Bay Homeowners Association, Inc., formed in 1997, was dissolved in 1999, and no association of its own is on the master's list. Order the master's estoppel and confirm on it that the master assesses the lot.
- Edgewood and The Greens. One estoppel, the master's, and only the master's rules. Heron Bay Central (PB 171/23): Edgewood is Blocks A–C (94 homes) and The Greens Blocks H–N (110); Blocks D–G are Heron Cove. No Neighborhood association appears on the master's list, and on the Property Appraiser's roll only Heron Cove's association, the master and the North Springs Improvement District (NSID) hold common land on this plat. The supplement adding this plat miscites it, a point for the title search (see the title points).
- The Reserves, The Highlands, Olde Brooke and Heron Estates. One estoppel, the master's, and only the master's rules. Heron Bay East (PB 169/105): The Reserves is Blocks A–B (67 homes), The Highlands C–D (75), Olde Brooke H–J (67) and Heron Estates K–L (80 parcels on 81 lots, four still vacant). Blocks E–G are Bay Cove. No Neighborhood association appears on the master's list, and on the Property Appraiser's roll only Bay Cove's association, the master and NSID hold common land on this plat.
- Creekside, Meadowbrook, The Glen and Greenbriar. One estoppel, the master's, and only the master's rules. Heron Bay Northeast (PB 173/92): Creekside is Blocks A–C (143 lots), Meadowbrook D (61), The Glen E (58) and Greenbriar F–H (51), brought under the master declaration by supplement (Instr 104113675) with no Neighborhood declaration of record. Greenbriar's other 7 lots are on the Greenbriar Plat (PB 174/93, 2005), a replat of land both supplements already covered: Parcel J of Heron Bay East (Instr 100911952) and parcels of Heron Bay Northeast. That plat reserves two landscape parcels for a homeowners' association it does not name. No Neighborhood association appears on the master's list or the Property Appraiser's roll. A 2008 foreclosure judgment named a "Greenbriar at Heron Bay" association as a defendant (Instr 108293750), but no such association is in the County's records or the State's.
- Sable Pointe and Banyan Isles. One estoppel, the master's, and only the master's rules. Heron Bay North Plat 2 (PB 173/181) Blocks A–C, 95 lots, and D–F, 92, brought under the master declaration by supplement (Instr 104561424) with no Neighborhood declaration in the records. The plat reserves its streets for an association it does not name, but no Neighborhood association appears on the master's list or the Property Appraiser's roll, where only the master and NSID hold common land.
- Sawgrass Bay, Somerset and Osprey Lake. One estoppel, the master's, and only the master's rules. Heron Bay North Plat 3 (PB 176/73) Blocks A–B, 81 lots; C–E, 115; F–J, 109, brought under the master declaration by supplement (Instr 108426172) with no Neighborhood declaration in the records. The plat reserves its streets for an association it does not name, but no Neighborhood association appears on the master's list or the Property Appraiser's roll, where only the master and NSID hold common land.
- Hawthorne and Estuary. One estoppel, the master's, and only the master's rules. Heron Bay North Plat 4 (PB 181/72) Block A, 60 lots, and Block B, 46, brought under the master declaration by Supplement No. 10 in 2015 (Instr 113236279) with no Neighborhood declaration in the records. The plat dedicates its roads and open space to the master. No Neighborhood association appears on the master's list or the Property Appraiser's roll, where only the master and NSID hold common land.